OKI Data Offers Multifunction Printers for SMBs

The company's updates of mono and color multifunction printers include green features and faster print speeds.

OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI Printing
Solutions brand, announced the launch of A4/letter color and mono multifunction
printers aimed at the small to medium-size business market. The MC361 and MC561
Color multifunction printers offer speed, media flexibility and eco-friendly
features while delivering high-definition color output on a variety of media.
The MB700 series of mono multifunction printers delivers enhanced printing and
copying and smart workflow capabilities, security and flexible paper handling.
The refreshed family of color and mono multifunction printers completes the
company's refresh of its entire A4/letter product portfolio.

The MC361 and MC561 feature HD color and single-pass color digital LED technologies
and include built-in multitasking functionality that allows for two tasks to be
performed at the same time. Users can also scan documents to multiple locations
including PC, network, FTP and e-mail and have the ability to scan to and print
from a USB memory stick.

In addition, the MC361 boasts a print resolution of 1,200 by 600 dpi, a duty
cycle of up to 45,000 pages per month and a processor speed of 533MHz, as well
as a standard paper capacity of 350 sheets, expandable to 880 sheets, standard
duplex printing/copying and the ability to print banners up to 52 inches in
length.

The MC561 offers print and copy speeds of up to 27 pages per minute color
and 31 ppm mono, standard memory of 256MB (expandable to 768MB), 4GB SD card
storage with an option to increase it to 16GB, 1,200-by-600-dpi print
resolution, standard duplex printing/copying and a network-ready full QWERTY
keyboard, backlit 3.5-inch LCD display and alphanumeric keypad with 1-touch fax
dialing keys.

"The market for color multifunction printers continues to grow as more and more
businesses transition from single-function to multifunction devices. The MC361
and MC561 deliver print, copy, fax and scan functionality at affordable price
points coupled with enhanced features, making them a more value-conscious
solution for the SMB customers," said Carl Taylor, director of marketing for
OKI Data Americas. "Our robust multifunction color products offer outstanding
color output and superior media flexibility combined with greater dependability,
making them ideally suited for demanding workgroup and departmental needs."

The MB700 Series of mono multifunction printers comes in three configurations:
MB780, MB790f with 50-sheet stapler finisher and MB790m with four-bin/100-sheet
mailbox. All configurations come standard with a 9-inch color touch-screen LCD
with customizable icons; a one-touch job cancel button; a 17-key number pad; customizable
user-access controls, allowing users to be assigned individual PIN codes that
enable and disable the printer's functions; and an eco-mode and quiet mode to
reduce energy usage and noise emissions.

"The new color and mono multifunction printers offer growing companies an added
level of business value by combining all-in-one advanced features into every
model. With a clearly defined product portfolio, OKI Data Americas provides
printing solutions that increase performance and maximize overall office
efficiency for any demanding workplace environment and any workgroup size,"
said Taylor. "Our customers benefit
from our feature-rich products because we deliver superior functionality,
energy efficiency and reliability all at an affordable price that addresses the
business challenges of today's growing companies by enhancing productivity."

Nathan Eddy is Associate Editor, Midmarket, at eWEEK.com. Before joining eWEEK.com, Nate was a writer with ChannelWeb and he served as an editor at FierceMarkets. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.